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US Plant Patent PP31097

Tift PA18

Grass named ‘Tift PA18’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends March 6, 2038.

No term adjustment or disclaimer is recorded against this patent, so this is the full statutory term — twenty years from the filing date.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP31097, the photograph of Tift PA18 printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP31097, reproduced as printed. Photographs in a plant patent are taken by the applicant. Reproduction of the patent document is permitted; the image is shown whole and uncropped for that reason.

The record

Patent number
PP31097
Filed
March 6, 2018
Granted
November 19, 2019
Expires
March 6, 2038
Assignee
UNIV GEORGIA
Inventor
HANNA WAYNE W; SCHWARTZ BRIAN M

Abstract

A new variety of Pennisetum alopecuroides plant named ‘Tift PA18’ produces a reduced number of seeds, making it less invasive.

Show the legal claimThe single numbered claim as granted — the legal text that defines what this patent covers.

What is claimed is: 1. A new and distinct cultivar of Pennisetum alopecuroides plant named ‘Tift PA18’, as illustrated and described herein.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP31097 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.